Winchester, VA., May 1st 1865.
I B. Hill of C 12th Ga Infantry C. S. Army, do hereby give this my Parole of
Honor, that I will not take up arms against the United States Government until I
am regularly exchanged. And that if I am permitted to remain at my home I will
conduct myself as a good and peaceable citizen, and will respect the laws in
force where I reside, and will do nothing to the detriment of, or in opposition
to the United States Government.
Bunt (his mark) Hill

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1 day of May 1865 Simon Snyder Provost
Marshal General Macon County

[This Whitmill Bunt Hill was the son of John Hill of Macon County. His Pension
Application will also be posted to this mailing list.]

TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS

GENTLEMEN:
The undersigned respectfully represents, and solemnly swears, that he was
enlisted at Oglethorpe, Georgia on the 15 day of March 1862 In Captain Thos.
Carson's Company, of 12 Regiment from the State of Georgia, and served in said
Company; that while serving and in the legitimate discharge of duty he was on
the 6th day of May 1864, Williamsburg (?) VA wounded by a minnie ?
ball and that as a direct result of said wound, he is now unable to perform
manual labor; that he is not a pensioner of any other State or the United
States;that he has resided continuously the last twenty years in the STATE OF
FLORIDA, and respectfully makes this claim for the pension authorized by the Act
approved February 16th, 1885, and amended June 7th, 1887.
W. B. Hill applicant

Sworn and subscribed before me this 1st day of December 1887 ; Council A.
Bryan , Clerk Court Leon Co
P. O. Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla

WE SWEAR that Whitmill B. Hill, the above applicant is personally well known to
us, that we served with him in said Captain Thomas Carson's Company, and were
present with said Company on said 6th day of May 1864, and believe all the
statements made in above affidavit are true and occurred as represented.
W. A. Wicker
Slaughter (his mark) Hill Sworn to and subscribed before me this 23 day of
February 1888 F. T. G **** J. P

I CERTIFY that I have carefully examined the above applicant W. B Hill who is to
me personally well known to be the man above represented and find that he has
lost 1st and 2nd joint of third finger of left hand. Also what appears to have
been a severe wound of left hip from a rifle ball resulting in the loss of use
of said hand and use of left leg for prolong exertion or hard labor.
W J Green, M. D.
Surgeon Date Dec 1st, 1887

STATE OF FLORIDA, County of Wakulla
We, the Board of County Commissioners of said county, do certify that we have
carefully investigated the statements made in the within affidavits, and are
satisfied by evidence produced before us, that the within described applicant is
the veritable Whitmill B. Hill who enlisted and served in Captain Thomas
Carson's Company C Regiment , from the State of 12 Georgia, that he is, by
reason of wounds received in line of duty, while serving, unable to perform
manual labor, that he is a citizen of this county, has resided in this State
continuously for the last twenty years, and that he is not receiving a pension
from any other State, or from the United States.

Done at Crawfordville, the county site this 2nd day of April 1888
J. W. Adams
President of the Board of County Commissioners
G. R. Whaly
G. R*****

WIDOW'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION
STATE OF FLORIDA
Wakulla County
On this 27th day of June 1903 personally appeared before me a Clerk Circuit
Court in and for said county and State Mrs. Jane Hill aged 59 years who , being
by me duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to
claim the pension provided by Act of the Legislature, approved June 6, 1903, for
indigent widows of deceased and aged Confederate soldiers and
sailors: I am the lawful widow of William B. Hill who enlisted March 1861 in
Captain Jas D. Frederick Company A Doyles Regiment of the State of Ga and who
while in actual service and in the line of duty as Private was on the 9"
day of May, 1864 at Wilderness in the State of Va___________________ that I was
legally married to said soldier prior to the first day of January 1885 at
___________in the State of Florida; that I have been a bona fide resident of the
State of Florida continuously since the day of January, A. D. 1890; that I do
not own property, real and personal, to the value of $800 in this or !
any other State, and am not otherwise enabled or in position to earn a
livelihood, and have no income from any source sufficient for a livelihood; and
that I have not purposely disposed of my property for the purpose of availing
myself of the provisions of this Act.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of June 1903.
Mrs. Jane Hill
J. M Towles (?) Woodville Fla
Clerk Circuit Court Wakulla County

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WIDOW'S PENSION CLAIM
UNDER THE ACT OF 1909
FORM A
STATE OF FLORIDA
County of Leon

On this 27th day of July A.D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nine, personally
appeared before me a Clerk Circuit Court in and for the County and State
aforesaid, Elizabeth Jane Hill a resident of Tallahassee County of Leon State of
Florida, who being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration
in order to obtain a pension under the provision of Chapter 5885, Laws of
Florida, approved June 7, 1909.

That she is the widow of W. B. Hill who enlisted under the name of W. B.
Hill on the 15 day of March , 1862, in company Carson's 12th Regiment of the
State of Georgia and who was honorably discharged at May 6th 1864 on account of
wounds.

That she was lawfully married to the said W. B. Hill under the name of Eliza
Jane Levy in the County of Leon, State of Florida on or about______ day of
1866 and that she was not divorced from him and that she has not remarried since
his death, which occurred on the 28th day of August, 1900, in the County of
Leon, State of Florida.

That she is a resident of Leon County, Florida, and has continuously resided in
the State of Florida since the____ of __all her life.

That she does not own property, including real estate, personal property,
mortgages or other collateral securities, stocks or bonds in this or any other
State to exceed in value the sum of Five Thousand Dollars.

That the following is a true and correct statement of all property owned by me
in this or any other State:
Real estate, located at 80 acres Waukulla and 40 acres in Leon County Fla =
120 $ 360.00
Personal property NONE
Cattle, horses and other stock NONE
Stocks NONE
Bonds NONE
Mortgages, notes and other securities NONE
Total $ 360.00

That she has heretofore been granted a pension from the State of Florida under
Certificate No. 2020. That she is not a pensioner of any other State.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 27th day of July A. D. 1909; and I hereby
certify that the above declaration, etc., were fully made known and explained to
the applicant before swearing; and that I have no interest, direct of indirect,
in the prosecution of this claim.
Henry T. Fellkell
Clerk Circuit Court

Form B
STATE OF FLORIDA
County of Leon
We, the undersigned citizens of Leon County, State of Florida, do hereby certify
that we personally know Eliza Jane Hill, who is an applicant for a pension under
the Laws of Florida, and that from our own personal knowledge, and from the best
information available, we believe that the applicant does not own property to
exceed in value the sum of $ 5,000, and that the statements made by her relative
to the value of her property are true and correct.
W. A. DeMilly (?)
Wm. Olhuis (?) Sworn and subscribed before me this 27th day of July 1909
Henry T. Fellkell
Clerk Circuit Court This application was filed in the Pension Department on Aug
17 1909 and was approved Sep 10 1909 at the rate of $ 120 per annum.

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